Former Abbey actor Peadar Lamb has died at the age of 87
The death has occurred of Peader LAMB
Glenageary, Dublin / Carraroe, Galway
Our deepest sympathy to wife and colleague Geraldine ( Plunkett) and the Lamb family on the death of her husband Peadar Lamb.
The following notice appaers:
LAMB Peader (Actor); (Glenageary and late of Carraroe) – September 1st 2017 (Peacefully) at home surrounded by his loving family. Beloved and loving husband of Geraldine, loving father of Peadar, Katharine, Breifne, the late Jenny, Michael, Susie and Marcus, and loving Deaideó to Síofra, Ruby, Evie, Daisy, Kathleen and Emma, Ezekiel and Nour. Deeply missed by his sisters Mary and Laillí, sisters-in-law Rose and Joan, brother-in-law Dermot, sons-in-law Dominic and Jeffrey, daughters-in-law Debbie, Katy and Jane, nephews, nieces, relatives and all his friends.
Reposing at home on Sunday 3rd September 2017 from 4pm with a gathering of family and friends for 7pm Prayer Service (all welcome). Removal on Monday morning to Our Lady of Victories Church, Sallynoggin, Co. Dublin, for funeral Mass at 10am, followed by burial in St. Brigid’s Plot, Deansgrange Cemetery. Donations if desired to the Blackrock Hospice.
I líonta Dé go gcastar sinn.
LAMB Peadar (Aisteoir) Gleann na gCaorach agus An Cheathrú Rua. An 1 Mean Fomhair 2017 Go suaimhneach sa bhaile, an teaghlach grámhar fairis. Céile ionúin grámhar Geraldine, athair muirneach Pheadair, Katharine, Breifne, Jenny nach maireann, Michael, Susie agus Marcus agus ina Dheaideó an-cheanúil ar Shíofra, Ruby, Evie, Daisy, Kathleen, Emma, Ezekiel agus Nour. Is mór an chailliúint leis é dá dheirfiúracha Mary agus Laillí, dá dheirfiúracha céile Rose agus Joan, deartháir céile Dermot, na cliamhaineacha Dominic agus Jeffrey, banchliamhaineacha Debbie, Katy agus Jane, nianna, neachtanna, gaolta agus dá chairde go léir.
Á thórramh sa bhaile Dé Domhnaigh, 3ú Meán Fómhair ó 4.p.m. ar aghaidh, paidreacha ag a 7pm. Aistreofar a chorp go dtí Séipéal Mhuire na mBua, An Naigín, Co. Átha Cliath le haghaidh Aifreann Éagnairce ar 10.00 a.m. Dé Luain. Cuirfear ina dhiaidh sin é i Reilig Ghráinseach an Déin. Tabhartais, más mian, d'Ospís na Carraige Duibhe.
I líonta Dé go gcastar sinn.
The actor Peadar Lamb in Man of Consequence in 1980
Former Abbey actor Peadar Lamb has died at the age of 87 after a stellar career in television and in much-lauded stage productions of Brendan Behan's The Hostage, JM Synge's The Shadow of a Gunman, and Brian Friel's Philadelphia Here I Come. The actor died peacefully at home in Glenageary, County Dublin on Friday.
Peadar Lamb grew up in An Cheathrú Rua in Conamara and was a son of the celebrated painter Charles Lamb. Peadar Lamb was married to well-known actress Geraldine Plunkett, who is well-known for her roles in RTÉ's Glenroe and, more recently, as Rose O'Brien in Fair City.
Lamb joined the Abbey Theatre in 1954 and toured North America in 1990 in JM Synge's The Playboy of the Western World. 1990 was a particularly fruitful year and the actor played Dr Burke in the TV movie, The Lilac Bus, and he interpreted the role of the Registrar in December Bride which featured the late Dónal McCann in a starring role.
Peadar Lamb starred in many Irish language productions, including Cré na Cille and In Ainm an Athar and he played Fin Varra in Mystic Knights of Tír na Nóg.
Lamb himself also acted in Fair City and he played PJ Doherty in Ros na Rún. He was The Bishop in Bob Quinn's celebrated film, Budawannyand played Sir John Lavery in the 1991 TV movie The Treaty, which was directed by Jonathan Lewis. The following year he played Mr Hasson in the film, The Railway Station Man, which also starred Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie.
That film was based on the novel of the same name by Irish writer Jennifer Johnson. The same year he numbered among the cast, playing a farmer, in Far and Away. He was Paddy Joe O'Reilly in Jim Sheridan's film,The Field - based on the JB Keane play of that name - which also starred Richard Harris and John Hurt.
Noted and indeed justly applauded for comedic and tragic roles alike, Lamb played Fargo Boyle in a 1998 episode in Father Ted , entitled Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sleep. He also played a role in Killanaskully.
Pat Shortt has tweeted his fond recollections of Peadar, as follows: "Very sad to hear of the passing of The immensely talented Peadar Lamb. I have fond memories of working with him. RIP."
In June 2002, Peadar and his wife Geraldine played leading roles in a production of Tony Guerin's play, Hummin' performed by the Waterford-based Red Kettle company. Hummin' was set in an isolated part of North Kerry and told the story of farmer Mike Dee and the stormy relationship between him and his partner, Jennie, who once worked as a prostitute in Dublin. The work was described by Red Kettle as "a psychological thriller" with severe comedy "somewhere between John B. Keane and Quentin Tarantino."
Peadar Lamb is survived by his wife Geraldine Plunkett his six children and eight grand-children.
( Many of us worked with Peadar in various Radio and Tv Productions. We send his wife Geraldine ( Plunkett) who we also worked with, and the family our deepest sympathy. CB )